California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 9:52 PM PST (05:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-11-25 05:52:25 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.644° N, 121.266° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110km W of South Dos Palos, CA · 2505 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.05km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2505 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.721km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2502 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2502 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.08km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.22km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2502 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.92km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2501 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.09km NE of Gilroy, CA · 2501 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.73km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2501 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.53km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2501 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2498 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.68km W of San Ardo, CA · 2497 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2497 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.23km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2497 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.614km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2497 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2496 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.45km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2495 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2495 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.714km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2494 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.316km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2494 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.125km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2494 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.78km ENE of San Martin, CA · 2493 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 12
  25. 1.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2493 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2493 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  27. 3.016km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 11
  28. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.915km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2492 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2491 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.54km E of Los Gatos, CA · 2490 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2490 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.12km SSE of Ridgemark, CA · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2490 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.217km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2489 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2489 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2488 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.13km NE of New Idria, CA · 2487 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.41km NE of New Idria, CA · 2487 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.924km WSW of Coalinga, CA · 2486 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.223km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2486 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.17km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2484 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2483 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2482 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.62km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.217km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2480 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.215km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.87km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2477 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.18km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2476 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.817km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2476 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.57km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.86km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2507 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.53km NE of New Idria, CA · 2507 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.622km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2509 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.619km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2510 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.315km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2511 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.513km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2511 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.811km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2511 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.82km NE of New Idria, CA · 2511 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.02km NE of New Idria, CA · 2511 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
  11. 1.89km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2512 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.33km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.96km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2515 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2515 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.65km WNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2516 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.72km SSW of Hollister, CA · 2516 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.72km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2516 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2517 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.56km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2517 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73308526. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.